SDR 96ZZZX2192

Service difficulty report · Exhaust Stack · Bell 206L4

Difficulty date
April 11, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N123NH
Make and model
Bell 206L4
Aircraft serial
52076
Part
Exhaust Stack
Part number
206064600005
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Part time
3,886 hours
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING A DAILY INSPECTION AT THE LAST FLIGHT OF THE DAY, THE MECHANIC NOTED THE ENGINE EXHAUST STACK WAS CRACKED. THE CRACK ORIGINATED AT THE CENTER WELDED SEAM APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES FROM THE FLANGE ON THE FORWARD SIDE OF THE STACK. THE CRACK CONTINUED DOWNWARD AND CONTINUED APPROXIMATELY 4 INCHES ALONG THE WELDED SEAM OF THE FLANGE. REPLACED THE EXHAUST STACK, PN 206-064-300-005, IAW BELL 206L-4 MM.

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